Powershell Script - Remove Computer Objects from Active Directory

#Created By - Abhishek Bansal

<#Read Me !! 

1. Script Usage - Deleting Computer Objects mentioned in Input.txt from AD.

2. Incase of Access Denied, run ISE as Administrator & make sure account used should have sufficient rights to delete a Computer Object.

For using it, directly copy the entire code, save it in .ps1 extension and have a Input.txt file on the same location. #>

$srv = Get-Content -Path .\Input.txt

$line = 0

$linecount = $srv.Count

$percentagecomplete= 0

foreach($row in $srv)

{

$error.Clear()

$row = $row.trim()

$line++

$percentagecomplete = $line / $linecount * 100

Write-Progress -Activity "Checking Status.." -PercentComplete $percentagecomplete -Status "$line out of $linecount"

    try{

    Remove-ADComputer -Identity $row -Confirm:$false

    $row | Select-Object -Property @{n="Computer Name";e={$row}},@{n="Status";e={("Deleted Succesfully")}} | Export-csv ./Output.csv -NoTypeInformation -Append

    }

       catch [Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException]

       

       {

    $row | Select-Object -Property @{n="Computer Name";e={$row}},@{n="Status";e={$error.exception.Message}}| Export-csv ./Output.csv -NoTypeInformation -Append

    }

}